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Hostel Road Trip Podcast episodes
- Denver, Colorado - Hostelling.US - Hostels Are More Fun!
Listen in as we have a conversation with Thea Delamater to hear her story about how she got into hostels, managed hostels, cofounded a hostel conference, and built a hostel direct booking platform.
Sign your hostel up to join Hostelling.US
Attend The Gathering Hostel Conference on Nov. 5-7 in Denver, CO.
Visit the Ember Hostel on your next trip to Denver.
Episode Recording Date: September, 2024
Thank you to our Supporters & Sponsors:
Hostelling.US
ITH Hostels
Hostel Management Services
To hear more stories from hostel owners visit our website www.HostelRoadTrip.com
50 min - Whistler, B.C., Canada - HI Whistler Hostel - Having Pride In What You Do As A Hostel Manager
Listen in as we have a conversation with Alfie Mckenzie to hear his story about how he pursued his passion of hostels. Alfie now leads the non-profit HI Whistler Hostel, and is constantly creating experiences to make his hostel thrive in the mountains!
Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Whistler at the HI Whistler Hostel in British Columbia, Canada.
Episode Recording Date: September, 2024
Thank you to our Supporters & Sponsors:
HI Whistler Hostel
ITH Hostels
Hostel Management Services
To hear more stories from hostel owners visit our website www.HostelRoadTrip.com
58 min - Bend, Oregon - Bunk+Brew Hostel: Part 2 - Building Spaces For Travelers To Gather
Listen in as we have a conversation with Frankie Maduzia to hear his story about how he and his partner J. Charles Griggs followed their hostel desire to bring an adventure hostel to Bend Oregon.
Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Bend at the Bunk+Brew Hostel.
Episode Recording Date: August, 2024
Thank you to our Supporters & Sponsors:
Bunk+Brew Hostel
ITH Hostels
Hostel Management Services
To hear more stories from hostel owners visit our website www.HostelRoadTrip.com
46 min - Bend, Oregon - Bunk+Brew Hostel: Part 1 - Hostels Are Built By The People Who Stay There
Listen in as we have a conversation with J. Charles Griggs to hear his story about how he and his partner Frankie followed their hostel desire to bring an adventure hostel to Bend Oregon.
Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Bend at the Bunk+Brew Hostel.
Episode Recording Date: August, 2024
Thank you to our Supporters & Sponsors:
Bunk+Brew Hostel
ITH Hostels
Hostel Management Services
To hear more stories from hostel owners visit our website www.HostelRoadTrip.com
32 min - Rumney, New Hampshire - Barndoor Hostel & Campground - Building An Experience To Host The Community
Listen in as we have a conversation with Dave Cook to hear his story about how he pursued his passion to create a community-based hostel catering to climbers and adventurers outside the White Mountains National Forest in New Hampshire.
Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Rumney at the Barndoor Hostel & Campground
Episode Recording Date: August, 2024
Thank you to our Supporters & Sponsors:
Barndoor Hostel & Campground
ITH Hostels
Hostel Management Services
To hear more stories from hostel owners visit our website www.HostelRoadTrip.com
45 min - Portland, Oregon - NW Portland Hostel - Building a Hostel Empire With His Bare Hands!
Listen in as we have a conversation with Jim to hear the story about how he started his first hostel and continued to build and cultivate magical moments for travelers at multiple hostels for over 4+ decades!
Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Portland at the NW Portland Hostel
Episode Recording Date: July, 2024
Thank you to our Supporters & Sponsors:
NW Portland Hostel
ITH Hostels
Hostel Management Services
To hear more stories from hostel owners visit our website www.HostelRoadTrip.com
45 min - Monterey, California - Monterey Hostel - My Life Is The Hostel, The Hostel is My Life
Listen in as we have a conversation with Ryan to hear the story about how the Monterey Hostel was built and what makes their guest experience so special!
Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Monterey at the Monterey Hostel
Episode Recording Date: July, 2024
Thank you to our Supporters & Sponsors:
Monterey Hostel
ITH Hostels
Hostel Management Services
To hear more stories from hostel owners visit our website Hostel Road Trip
38 min - Mad River Valley, Vermont - Hostel Tevere - Hospitality Couple Creating a Magical Hostel Along With a F&B Experience!
Listen in as we have a conversation with Sara to hear the story about how Hostel Tevere focuses on creating an amazing vibe for Staff and Guests.
Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Mad River Valley at the Hostel Tevere
Episode Recording Date: September, 2018
Thank you to our Supporters & Sponsors:
Hostel Tevere
ITH Hostels
Cloudbeds
Hostel Management Services
To hear more stories from hostel owners visit our website Hostel Road Trip
31 min - Santa Cruz, California - Santa Cruz Hostel - Creating A Great Vibe For Staff & Guests!
Listen in as we have a conversation with Sara to hear the story about how Santa Cruz Hostel focuses on creating an amazing vibe for Staff and Guests.
Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Santa Cruz, CA at the Santa Cruz Hostel
Episode Recording Date: June, 2024
Thank you to our Supporters & Sponsors:
Santa Cruz Hostel
ITH Hostels
Hostel Management Services
To hear more stories from hostel owners visit our website Hostel Road Trip
31 min - Las Vegas, Nevada - Sin City Hostel - Setting The Right Vibe For Hostel Travelers
Listen in as we have a conversation with Diego to hear the story about how Sin City Hostel focuses on setting the vibe right to attract hostel travelers.
Check Availability for your upcoming trip to Las Vegas, Nevada at the Sin City Hostel
Episode Recording Date: May, 2024
Thank you to our Supporters & Sponsors:
Sin City Hostel
ITH Hostels
Hostel Management Services
To hear more stories from hostel owners visit our website Hostel Road Trip
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About Hostel Road Trip Podcast
From the publisher's feed
Hostel Road Trip Podcast
A Quest For The Greatest Hostels Of The Americas.
The Hostel Road Trip Podcast began with a simple question:
What makes a hostel…
unforgettable?
Hosted by Jimmy Black and Bobby Dyer of ITH Hostels, this show is a founder-led journey across North and Central America to discover the heart of hostel culture — the risk-takers, the dreamers, and the communities built around shared beds and shared stories.
We travel city to city, surf town to mountain pass, sitting down with the owners who built their hostels from scratch. From iconic backpacker landmarks like Green Tortoise Seattle to small-town mountain hostels and beachside surf communities, each episode explores how these spaces were imagined, built, struggled through, and ultimately brought to life.
This podcast isn’t just about travel. It’s about:
• Entrepreneurship • Reinvention • Community • Hospitality • Backpacker culture in America • And the courage to build something meaningful
Hostels are more than a cheap place to sleep. They are launchpads for friendships, ideas, adventures, and sometimes entire life changes.
Whether you’re a solo traveler looking for connection, an aspiring hostel owner dreaming of opening your own space, or someone who believes travel should bring people together — this show is for you.
This is not a studio podcast. It’s recorded on the road. Inside hostels. With the people who built them.
Join us as we document the modern hostel movement and chase the greatest hostels of the Americas.
Explore the journey at: www.HostelRoadTrip.com
Subscribe and come along for the ride.